Chapter 119 - 92: Blue Star 2.0 Update, a Major Expansion Begins

Chapter 119: Chapter 92: Blue Star 2.0 Update, a Major Expansion Begins

Additionally, Pioneers who damaged public facilities while fighting monsters would no longer be held liable for the losses, provided the damage wasn’t intentional.

If a Pioneer encountered another Pioneer assaulting someone in a public place, they were authorized to kill the aggressor on the spot. This action would be considered both a heroic deed and a justifiable act of self-defense.

In essence, these new regulations lifted quite a few of the restrictions previously placed on Pioneers.

The comments below the post erupted in cheers.

A comment from a player named Liu Yishou resonated with many others.

"Damn it, we finally don’t have to hide anymore! It’s been killing me these past few years. My family saw me earning so much money but I couldn’t explain where it came from. They thought I was dealing drugs!"

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Furthermore, the Bounty Board had received a major update.

Opening it revealed a panoramic satellite map that monitored the Mist Energy in all cities within Hua Country in real time.

Wherever a Fog outbreak occurred, nearby players could immediately rush over to eliminate the monsters that appeared within it.

All they had to do was upload a picture to automatically receive contribution points. It was extremely convenient.

Clearly, the government intended to leverage the strength of the players to maintain social stability.

After reading the post, Shen Xing couldn’t help but marvel.

’This major update to the Bounty Board by the government is truly a stroke of genius.’

’After all, killing these wandering monsters doesn’t just drop resources like Soul Stones, Silver Coins, and Souls, just as they do in the game.’

’You also get to collect a bounty.’

’And at the same time, it’s a chance to practice controlling your Soldier Types.’

’It’s one effort for a triple reward.’

’I’m sure plenty of players will be happy to take these jobs.’

’Plus, the government-provided satellite map shows the intensity of the abnormal energy, allowing players to roughly estimate the strength of the monsters in a given area.’

’Players can then decide whether or not to clear out the anomalies in an area based on their own strength, which reduces the risk.’

’I’ll have to give it a try later and earn some extra cash.’

’I do still have that four-million mortgage to pay off, after all.’

Shen Xing chuckled at the thought, then put on his glasses.

The world may have changed, but he still had to play the game. After all, it was his bread and butter.

Besides, the changes in the real world couldn’t affect the game.

Or so Shen Xing thought.

However, not long after he logged into the game, a series of system notifications flashed before his eyes.

[Attention all Pioneers, Land of Mist Version 2.0 is about to be released!]

[Update ①: As the energy from the Land of Mist continues to affect Blue Star, a preliminary datafication will be implemented. All sapient beings will now be able to see their own attribute panel.]

(Note: This only allows viewing the attribute panel and includes no other functions.)

[Update ②: More game slots have been released. New players will begin appearing near some territories.]

[Update ③: The drop rate for Souls from killing Fog Monsters has been decreased, while the drop quantity of Soul Stones has been increased.]

[Update ④: Resource nodes in the wild have been refreshed, and new ones have been added. This includes a small number of High Level resource nodes, which may be occupied by powerful monsters. Proceed with caution.]

[Update: The major expansion, *Rain of Sorrow*, is now live!]

[After slumbering for many years, the Rain God has awakened from an ancient, forsaken land. Its leaking Divine Power has shrouded the Land of Mist in a downpour, unleashing hordes of monsters. All Pioneers must take up arms to defend their territories!]

[The Points Ranking is now open!]

[For the next seven days, every Normal★ monster killed will grant 1 point, a Normal★★ monster 2 points, and a Normal★★★ monster 3 points.

Killing an Elite★ monster will grant 10 points, an Elite★★ monster 20 points, and an Elite★★★ monster 30 points.

Killing a Boss★ monster will grant 100 points, and so on.]

[As the Rain God is only in the first phase of its awakening and its own energy is insufficient, this ranking is only open to Tier One (Apprenticeship) Lords.

Other Lords can exchange points in the Rain God’s Shop.]

[Please view the ranking board for specific reward details.]

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As the series of update notifications flashed by, Shen Xing was left reeling. The players in Hua Country were reeling. The players all over the world were reeling.

The Pioneer Forum, the Fog Forum—both instantly exploded with new posts.

"Hooo..."

Shen Xing took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

’This is insane. I never thought the game would get version updates.’

’Just a moment ago, I was thinking about how regular people couldn’t adapt to these changing times. Now, it’s our turn as players.’

He pondered for a moment, analyzing the situation. ’Based on my deductions, this version update must be related to the changes on Blue Star.’

’The Energy leaking from the Land of Mist changed Blue Star’s environment, so the game made some targeted adjustments.’

’Similar things will probably happen in the future. Will every version update make Blue Star’s environment even more like the Land of Mist?’

’Or... is this more than just a game invading reality? Is there something deeper going on?’

Shen Xing pondered, but it was clear that no one could answer his questions.

After a moment, he shook his head. ’I’ll stop thinking about that for now. Better to focus on studying the contents of this update.’

As the saying goes, every patch crowns a new king. No matter if you were a Child of Fortune or a peerless genius, you had to adapt to the new version.

Otherwise, a single patch or content change could knock you right off your pedestal.

Unless you were a cheater, of course.

Although Grand Lord Shen had the small advantage of [Sacrificial Evolution], he felt that he wasn’t yet strong enough to defy the system.

’Besides, defying the system is so exhausting.’

’If I just go with the flow of the patch and add in a little help from Sacrificial Evolution, I’ll be a combination of the meta’s chosen one and a cheater. Wouldn’t that be perfect?’